Digestive Homeostasis Worksheet
Explore the human digestive system and how it maintains homeostasis with this Grade 7 Science worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided image of the human digestive system to help you.
The human digestive system is a complex network of organs responsible for breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste. Maintaining a stable internal environment (homeostasis) within this system is crucial for overall health.
1. Which of the following organs is primarily responsible for absorbing water from undigested food?
Stomach
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Esophagus
2. The process by which the body maintains a stable internal environment is called .
3. Digestive enzymes are crucial for breaking down food into smaller molecules that can be by the body.
4. The stomach is where most nutrient absorption occurs.
True
False
5. Explain how the pH level in the stomach is an example of maintaining homeostasis in the digestive system.